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Arsenic, Total Inorganic, Urine
Test CodeARSEINORG
Quest Code
30974
CPT Codes
82175, 82570
Preferred Specimen
4 mL urine
Patient Preparation
Avoid exposure to gadolinium-based contrast media for 48 hours prior to sample collection. Avoid seafood consumption for 48 hours prior to sample collection.
Minimum Volume
1.9 mL
Instructions
Unpreserved urine should be refrigerated immediately and analyzed within 1 week of collection.
Acceptable preservatives include: Trace metal-free hydrochloric acid or nitric acid (0.1 mL of 12M acid/10 mL urine).
Acceptable preservatives include: Trace metal-free hydrochloric acid or nitric acid (0.1 mL of 12M acid/10 mL urine).
Transport Container
Trace metal-free or acid-washed plastic container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature
Methodology
Colorimetry (C) • Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics have been determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Setup Schedule
Varies
Report Available
4-8 days (if positive 7-13 days)
Performing Laboratory
| NMS Labs |
| 200 Welsh Road |
| Horsham, PA 19044 |
